[5-DayForum] Call Local Bookstores

[Bill Effros]

Peter,

One more thing.

Call local bookstores now, and tell them to stock up on the book.  Make 
sure they get the third edition.  People all over the country are having 
bookstores trying to fob off the second edition saying they can't get 
the third.  Not true.  They are just trying to get rid of books in stock.

Make sure you have 1 or 2 copies of the book at your sale so you can 
explain to people what you are doing, show them that you're doing it "by 
the book", and point out the buyer's section which teaches buyers how to 
bid properly.

They will be bidding against each other, not against you. 

People will read the whole book, cover to cover, while sitting in your 
home, but unless they are in local bookstores they can't take the book 
home with them during the bidding, so you want to be sure there are some 
available over the weekend.

Amazon has plenty and can deliver in a day if there are no copies 
available locally.  If you have extras you will find you will have no 
trouble selling them if they are not available locally.

Having books available locally for buyers is one of the better 
investments you can make--especially if they are already in the 
bookstores and you can simply send buyers there.

Bill Effros